Oregon Mayor Mike Seferian said he backs the police officer who shot a resident who was involved in a domestic disturbance at an apartment complex on Pickle Road on April 10.

“Although it is unfortunate for a police officer to have to draw his weapon, we believe that, under the circumstances, it was very well executed,” Seferian said at a city council meeting on Monday. “The Oregon police department showed the training and expertise they had and took control of a situation that in all likelihood could have been very bad.”

Faced with declining revenues, the Wood County Solid Waste Management District is in the process of establishing a fee on locally-generated waste transported to landfills in other counties.

The Wood County commissioners have held a required public hearing to consider a resolution that implements what is called “flow control designation” for the county landfill near Bowling Green and the Evergreen Landfill in Northwood.

The 50 largest solid waste generators in the county were notified last month of the district’s intent and a public comment period on the proposed $2 per ton fee begins May 11.

As the auto industry goes, so goes the economy in Northwest Ohio and, in particular, the economy in our Eastern Maumee Bay Communities. So, it’s good news that new vehicle sales for the seven car dealers in the Press distribution area is up 50.8 percent for the first quarter of 2011.

Local dealers sold 902 vehicles in the first quarter compared to 508 in 2010, according to AutoView Online, a data-marketing firm that compiles registration and sales information from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

Amendments to the Village of Woodville’s zoning ordinance covering junk vehicles and recreational equipment are the subject of a public hearing scheduled for April 26 at the town hall, 219 W. Main Street.

The village planning commission will accept public comment on the proposed amendments requiring disabled or unlicensed vehicles to be stored in an enclosed building and for off-street parking of recreational or utility equipment.

Oregon City Council will consider accepting the retirement of long time city Law Director Paul Goldberg, who is negotiating terms with Mayor Mike Seferian and City Administrator Mike Beazley that would include getting rehired at a cheaper rate of pay for two years while he draws a retirement check.

Goldberg submitted a letter of retirement to Seferian that becomes effective April 30.